Daily Retreat 02/06/09
2009 Feb 6 Fri: Paul Miki, p, mt, & co., mts M
Heb 13: 1-8/ Ps 26(27): 1. 3. 5. 8b-9abc/ Mk 6: 14-29
From today’s readings: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.... The Lord is my light and my salvation..... Herod was the one who had John arrested and bound in prison....”
Faith Incarnate
Exhortations abound throughout the letter to the Hebrews, but as the epistle begins to wind down, a helpful sampling of blunt recommendations for putting faith into practice is offered:
Let brotherly love continue.
Do not neglect hospitality, for through it some have unknowingly entertained angels.
Be mindful of prisoners as if sharing their imprisonment, and of the ill-treated as of yourselves, for you also are in the body.
Let marriage be honored among all and the marriage bed be kept undefiled, for God will judge the immoral and adulterers.
Let your life be free from love of money but be content with what you have, for He has said, “I will never forsake you or abandon you.”
Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you.
Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
This list is, of course, by no means exhaustive, but it does highlight some of the most obvious exigencies of our faith which we are constantly tempted to neglect or compromise. Try posting this list on your fridge, or some other prominent spot, in order to remind yourself frequently to put faith into practice....
Heb 13: 1-8/ Ps 26(27): 1. 3. 5. 8b-9abc/ Mk 6: 14-29
From today’s readings: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.... The Lord is my light and my salvation..... Herod was the one who had John arrested and bound in prison....”
Faith Incarnate
Exhortations abound throughout the letter to the Hebrews, but as the epistle begins to wind down, a helpful sampling of blunt recommendations for putting faith into practice is offered:
Let brotherly love continue.
Do not neglect hospitality, for through it some have unknowingly entertained angels.
Be mindful of prisoners as if sharing their imprisonment, and of the ill-treated as of yourselves, for you also are in the body.
Let marriage be honored among all and the marriage bed be kept undefiled, for God will judge the immoral and adulterers.
Let your life be free from love of money but be content with what you have, for He has said, “I will never forsake you or abandon you.”
Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you.
Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
This list is, of course, by no means exhaustive, but it does highlight some of the most obvious exigencies of our faith which we are constantly tempted to neglect or compromise. Try posting this list on your fridge, or some other prominent spot, in order to remind yourself frequently to put faith into practice....
posted by FrPitstick | 2/05/2009
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